A young sheltered eighteen-year-old Evalieh gets washed ashore on a strange, uncharted, magical island where he's rescued and given a second chance at life. Here 6 elemental clans live and grant others power and knowledge, but Evalieh longs to go home. To advance his goals, he joins Sun Clan because they saved him, and then, learns of an impending war between the 6 clans; therefore, impending his chances at going home if the sun people don't win. So, Evalieh agrees to help the son of the Sun Clan, Hanali, and together they set off to find the sun tears that'll put a stop to the evil shaman clan. Along the way, Evalieh must learn to rely on his own merits through challenges and dangers that arise. Soon, he and Hanali are accompanied by new companions, a wolf-boy out for revenge, a fox-lady in search of her divinity, and a fussy, comical, pig-imp attendant. Together, these five make an unlikely crew but they learn to align their goals and tackle the shaman trials in search of claiming their first sun tear.